The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-17
SPARKS AND LAMAR.
The Land Commissioner Steps Out.
President Cleveland Formally Ac-
cepts His Resignation.
Full Appreciation of His Services
TO the Country Expressed.
Not n Pleasant Ending to Three
Years Incessant Labor.
Sparks Is Not Unhappy, but He Cannot
Help Wishing It Were Otherwise
Secretary Lamar Laughs at
Sparks Washington News.
The Land Commissioner Steps Out.

WASHINGTON, Nov 49, l0--CommiSsioner
Sparks this morning received from tho
President letter accepting his rcsigna-
tion, 10 take effect today, The letter il
dated yesterday, and while declining
through courtesy to the President To give
II TO the press, the commissioner said that
il was extremely kind in tone, and cx.
pressed the Presidents full appreciation OF
his services to the country as commits
sioncr of the general land office. 81 feel
like galley slave Just released, said tho
commissioner, "and but for the fact that L
am indeed sick, would be in the best Of
spirits"
"Oi course" he continued, "thG is not
pleasant ending oi my administration,
and when reflect that have given near
" three years of almost nccssant, hard,
brain mCking work 10 the cause of tho
people for bu, little more than my board;
when | remember that | am.at least Sl0,-
coo worse of today than ! was the day
came 10 Washington, aud when review
my worl, of the last three years and posi-
! lively know that my course has been tho
| right and honest one, and that my posi-
! ton in the ease ai issue rs unqucsiiunuhly
correct, why, when think oi all these
| things, with consciousness of having
/ done my whole duty icarlr-sly, ! cannot
| help wishing il were otherwise. Vet ! am
| 10y no means unhappy said the cummis-
sioncr "a need rest and | shall remain
ia Washington during the coming winter
aud take IL easy
Assistant Commissioner Stockslagrr will
| be- acting commissioner until Mt Sparks
successor Is appointed.
SECRETARY LAMAR tNrEgyirwrp.
Secretary Lamar stated last evening, in
! New York, to u reporter ui the Herald, that
| in case hr WAS offered scat on the sU-
prcmc bench lac would accept the appoint
mcnt ~ thr greatest honor oi his liir. In
reference to thc rumOr that Mr.. bon VI.
| Dickinson. ol Detroit, would probably
! hc invited to accept % portfolio in
| President Clcycland's Cabinet, Mr Lamar
| said that lac had uu knowledge oi the mat
ter, but ho paid high compliment Ia tho
Dolroit gentleman, and Thought Il was no
disramrcmont to his character that hO
was. ~ reported, an active participant IN
politics lie believed that ihis might 10
/ acceptable a. the mnk and hlr at tho
/ Democratic party ns Nh Dickinson was
no, only good politician IN the honest
scn-c oi lhut term. hut Lee WIS q puud
/ Democrat and good citizen.
Ia r'girl tu sparks resignation. lac said:
| "Nlr Sparks resignation will involve no
/ detection or abatement ttum the policy
/ which President Cleveland las established
/ With rciCrcuur ip the preservation ul our
! public lands from i,ly.al appropriation by
| corporations aud land spurulltuIs Mr..
| luunr then paid tribute to President
cleveland iE thp actual author 90. the laud
ri1nus which had been iu1uguEtcd 10y
thiH administration in arrurllucr with tho
well known policy oi thc p,mO,ratic
party.
A. IN Mr. Sparks taking lhc cplii Tor
. thusr great achievements. Nv. Lamar only
laughed "lhc work will 90 un iu.t tho
same when change b. wldy in ihc head
of the rpncrli ilni uiliry,' hJ ~id. Nlth
considerable NilpE no one man ), uls0-
lutciy essential iu this government. OIL.
N,yAL OuuuJ WUuu.
Aun,al couri muriiJl hls been ordered
~ meet at the New York navy Nutd to-
morrow iur the trial Of Lieut. Emory II.
| Tuuut On tlHIus oi ahagurc ium duty
and station without leave. disuheiicncc Of
urlru nul auudIlors conduct preferred
hy the Secretary of The Navy. The charges
specifically ore that hr ahsruicd himself
= from the Nip.ir from October r. to No-
ycmbyr I; tliai ho WIS drunk, and that ho
refused tu utum tn lis vessel when or
drrrl. ipW. luuui is we'll known In
Washington, and his irI'ud- can account
iur bis actions only upon lhr Htuund Of
mental dcmurpmout They ry that tho
hlrlHhipg uiIurd Lv him uu thU freely
relief expedition, and later In the Congo
explorations, have undermined his Cunsd-
tuition and unsettled his reason.
SECOND AUDITOR nNy's nEroRr.
Second Auditor Day iodny submitted
his annual report 10 tie SECRETARY OF tho
Treasury ia regard 10 the examination ot
arrouuts 81 disbursement by the army aud
the Indian bureau. These accounts arc
said tu have been brought up about ~
close as IL h practicable lO hiring them.
The report slyH ihp increase in the num-
bcr oi claims ior auonn ol pay and bounty
presented to the second auditors Office
during lho last seven ycnrs j. sufficiently
remarkable to call for special notice, and
serves to explain the fact that twenty-five
ypari after the war oi lSbl-'Gj there arc
inward Oi ~, 900 claims awaiting gdjudica-
ton. Tho figures show that nearly thrco
times more claims were presented IN 1857
Than in 1851. The increase Is attributed
Ia new legislation nni decisions oi the SUI
prcmc court aud the second comptroller.
The auditor says. IN wgarl 10 claims for
pay aud bounty, that The time spent In
iho examination ol worthless cscs mills
iales against the prompt Liquidation OF
mcriibrious cases. nnd be- suggests logisla.
tiun t1 remedy this matter. lie also sug-
p,sis lcgislali6n Tor the relief of such per-
suns aa under the inst inlcrprr taiiou Of tho
act ol April -. 1872, have been refused
the bounty granted by that act.
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